Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism

Brandeis University Professor John Burt talked about his book, Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism: Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict,…
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Brandeis University Professor John Burt talked about his book, Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism: Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict, about the Lincoln Douglas Debates. He was joined by other historians and academics who spoke about President Lincoln’s political career. They responded to questions from the audience. close

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*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.